Hello guys,
I am just about ready to order the parts for my Ryzen build. I have more or less kept up with news regarding Ryzen since it launched but I am not certain what parts to pick when it comes to the motherboard and ram.
The build will be for a budget video editing rig. I may overclock it a little, especially the ram since it's so important to Ryzen, but I am not a fan of overclocking so I don't expect to try to gain every last drop of performance the chip can give. I will likelly just push it a little over base specs.
So here are the parts I have chosen so far. I am uncertain about motherboard and memory because I know some motherboards are very picky about ram and won't accept any fast memory settings. Also I am not sure what ram works well with Ryzen, I have read many stories of ram supposedly designed for Ryzen and not working at all.
Ok so my part list:
Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 (good choice?) If not what would be best in that price range?
Corsair Vengence LPX (2X8 Gb) DDR-4 3200, CAS 16
Ryzen 1600X
Cryorig H7 air cooler (if I can find it with an AM4 bracket)
Also, do you guys think I should go with a Ryzen 1700 instead and try to overclock it to match 1600X frequency? Would that be possible on air cooling, or would I be forced to go to water (which I am not interested in doing). My reason for choosing 1600X is that at stock speed, it's 20% IPC faster than the 1700. I know I loose 2 cores and 4 threads but I think the difference would be minimal and it's quite a bit cheaper (about 80 CAN$). Only if I could get the 1700 to run at about the same frequency do I think it would be worth the extra money.
I am just about ready to order the parts for my Ryzen build. I have more or less kept up with news regarding Ryzen since it launched but I am not certain what parts to pick when it comes to the motherboard and ram.
The build will be for a budget video editing rig. I may overclock it a little, especially the ram since it's so important to Ryzen, but I am not a fan of overclocking so I don't expect to try to gain every last drop of performance the chip can give. I will likelly just push it a little over base specs.
So here are the parts I have chosen so far. I am uncertain about motherboard and memory because I know some motherboards are very picky about ram and won't accept any fast memory settings. Also I am not sure what ram works well with Ryzen, I have read many stories of ram supposedly designed for Ryzen and not working at all.
Ok so my part list:
Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 (good choice?) If not what would be best in that price range?
Corsair Vengence LPX (2X8 Gb) DDR-4 3200, CAS 16
Ryzen 1600X
Cryorig H7 air cooler (if I can find it with an AM4 bracket)
Also, do you guys think I should go with a Ryzen 1700 instead and try to overclock it to match 1600X frequency? Would that be possible on air cooling, or would I be forced to go to water (which I am not interested in doing). My reason for choosing 1600X is that at stock speed, it's 20% IPC faster than the 1700. I know I loose 2 cores and 4 threads but I think the difference would be minimal and it's quite a bit cheaper (about 80 CAN$). Only if I could get the 1700 to run at about the same frequency do I think it would be worth the extra money.
I am partial to my Zalman 92mm cooper air cooler. I've used two over the years and they are both going strong and work really well. For the price and AM4 compatibility, it's hard to go wrong. I know many guys would laugh at that option, but it's been flawless for me and they are some of the highest rated coolers on newegg.
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